Research news
iVEC comes to ECU
Friday, 21 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09ECU researchers will have access to cutting edge technology thanks to the university’s own iVEC Visualisation facility.
Three Minute Thesis winner
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is the question we should be asking children and young people with disabilities, according to ECU’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition winner Kitty-Rose Foley
Your Research in a Nutshell
Wednesday, 19 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09Early-career researchers will be taking to the stage to compete against one other in the inaugural Your Research in a Nutshell competition this Friday, 21 September from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Joondalup Campus.
Drinking culture
Friday, 14 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09Residents in retirement villages are likely to consume alcohol more frequently than those in the same age group living at home, a new study has found.
FIFO workers choose Bali
Friday, 14 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09Are some fly-in-fly-out workers choosing to go to Bali between rosters to escape from reality rather than returning to their hometowns in Australia?
Rejected for your sexuality
Friday, 07 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09Gay men and lesbians who are rejected and unloved by their family and friends when they come out are ultimately stronger for the experience a new study by ECU researchers has found.
Muscle pain reduced in thirty minutes
Thursday, 06 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 09Using a hand held device the size of a computer mouse for just 30 minutes could significantly change how people deal with, and recover from, the pain associated with musculoskeletal conditions.
Snakes alive
Wednesday, 05 September 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08Just the sight of a snake can make some people shudder – but not Marcus Cosentino.
Looking at the health of the Bay
Thursday, 30 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) are undertaking an important monitoring project in Geographe Bay in the south west of Western Australia to understand the impacts of agriculture and urbanisation on the health of local seagrass meadows.
Mental health workers are burning out
Thursday, 23 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08Mental health professionals in WA are highly susceptible to burnout, with more than 70 per cent suffering from the condition at some point during their career.
What helps mums and dads following separation?
Thursday, 23 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08ECU researcher Sarah Barbas is conducting a new study investigating how mothers and fathers cope following marital or defacto separation.
ECU Innovator Awards 2012
Friday, 17 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08The Research Commercialisation Office is now accepting entries for the ECU Innovator Awards. The prize is $20,000 towards the commercialisation of your entry.
Bullying in the Australian workplace
Tuesday, 14 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08A lack of jobs since the global financial crisis has compounded the issue of workplace bullying, ECU researcher Associate Professor Maryam Omari believes.
National success for smartphone app
Friday, 10 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08A life-saving smartphone app designed by ECU students has won the Tertiary Student Category at the 2012 iAwards, the premier technology awards for the ICT industry in Australia.
Acoustic termite detection
Thursday, 09 August 2012 Research > News > 2012 > 08A wireless sensor the size of a postage stamp that can recognise the specific chewing sound of termites is the latest innovation to feature in the video series, Research@ECU.